Argument
Campus Police Are Among the Armed Heavies Cracking Down on Students
While some of the worst behavior has come from local and state police, university police have shown themselves to be just as capable of brutality.
Etymology
How the Term “Hoosier” Became a Weapon in the Class War
In Indiana, “hoosier” is a badge of honor. In St Louis, it’s the nastiest insult around. The difference reveals the prejudice that breaks worker solidarity.
Comparison
No, the 2024 Election Won’t Be Anything Like 1968
The election will be a challenge for Joe Biden. But looking to the past won’t help him—or us—understand what lies ahead.
Book Review
How Bondage Built the Church
Swarns’s book about a sale of enslaved people by Jesuit priests to save Georgetown University reminds us that the legacy of slavery is the legacy of resistance.
Book Review
Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom
A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist.
Biography
False Prophet
Meir Kahane's Legacy in Israel and America.
Journal Article
Historians and the Strange, Fluid World of 19th-Century Politics
Why our understanding of the era has been hindered by the party system model.